Jelena

About Jelena

We are a family who enjoy animals and travelling as well as relaxing quietly watching a good film and cuddling our Goldie Prince.

I am a busy mum very fortunate to have flexible and fulfilling jobs working at University with students and marking for awarding bodies.

My husband Marko is a Quality Manager working in Aerospace industry so ev...

We are a family who enjoy animals and travelling as well as relaxing quietly watching a good film and cuddling our Goldie Prince.

I am a busy mum very fortunate to have flexible and fulfilling jobs working at University with students and marking for awarding bodies.

My husband Marko is a Quality Manager working in Aerospace industry so even though he travels a lot for work, only occasionally gets the chance to join children and me on our breaks.

We are both DRB enhanced checked as we have international students stay in our home, Marko helps with coaching football for disabled children and I work with students.

Luka and Ana are 13 and 11 and are always willing to embrace new friends (four-legged, two-legged, with fins, fur or feathers).

Our handsome Golden Retriever often gets called 'perfect Prince' as he is incredibly calm and very easily fits in anywhere conquering even the most resilient humans or animals with his soothing poise and presence. He is a working Assistance dog so he is very well trained and behaved, with a cheeky and playful side when off duty. In the completed housesits this year, he very easily fitted with all the other dogs and enjoyed the experiences as much as we did.

Why I want to house sit

Experiencing a new place through staying at someone's house is much more suited to us than a package holiday as I am quite homely and so a home environment is more appealing to me than hotels. I prefer getting to know the place from a local home and meeting local people to ask for recommendations and explore.

Our kids and assistance dog are used to treating homes we visit as their own: with the same respect, but with the bonus of added adventure factor because they get to stay somewhere new to them.

Having looked after friends' homes and pets, we are excited to expand our experience and venture further to enjoy new places and creatures while maintaining your home and caring for your pet as it was our own.

My experience

I have looked after my local friends' homes and their pets many times, and have the keys for emergencies from a few neighbours who trust me to keep an eye out on their houses whenever they are away. Recently I joined a friend on a house sit in Hampshire and looked after a gorgeous lab Sam for a few days; we also looked after Basil for few days in May. In my younger days, I used to be an au-pair so am mindful of the wishes of the home and pet owners and treat them as my own. I am also very tidy (my husband says too much) and organised and can easily adapt to new environments and animals.

Reviews (4)

Sara - Ludlow, United Kingdom

23 December - 30 December 2018

Jelena (and her family of course!) was everything we needed in a pet sitter. We loved the fact that she took the time to come and visit before the sit, as it meant we could really show her around and feel confident we had explained everything properly. After the sit, the house was, if anything... + More

Jelena (and her family of course!) was everything we needed in a pet sitter. We loved the fact that she took the time to come and visit before the sit, as it meant we could really show her around and feel confident we had explained everything properly. After the sit, the house was, if anything, even tidier than when we left it, and our pets (four dogs and three ponies) were looked after - including various medical needs. We were kept apprised of how everyone was during our time away, which set our minds at ease. Jelena was kind, caring and affectionate and we would feel very lucky to have her look after our pets again should the opportunity arise. Thank you Jelena and family for being brilliant housesitters!

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Jillian - Drumnadrochit, United Kingdom

13 October - 20 October 2018

Jelena and her family did a top class job of looking after our pets. From the minute we met I knew I could trust her completely to ensure my animals were well looked after. I was initially apprehensive about another dog coming into our home and was unsure about them all getting along, however, ... + More

Jelena and her family did a top class job of looking after our pets. From the minute we met I knew I could trust her completely to ensure my animals were well looked after. I was initially apprehensive about another dog coming into our home and was unsure about them all getting along, however, Prince is a darling. He is so calm and well behaved and just fits right in. Jelena is very capable and I knew she would be able to deal with anything that came up with the dogs and I was able to relax and enjoy my holiday! Jelena sent photos and kept me posted as to how everything was going. Luka and Anna are lovely kids and great with all the animals too. I came home to a spotless house and happy animals. I would love to have Jelena and family to stay again. They were fab!

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Julia - Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

16 August - 26 August 2018

Jelena and her family stayed at our house in Aug 2018 whilst we went on our foreign holiday. We have absolutely no hesitation at all to sincerely welcome the whole family back as they took fantastic care of our two Retrievers and two guinea pigs (Ana-you did a grand job with the guinea pigs!) – ... + More

Jelena and her family stayed at our house in Aug 2018 whilst we went on our foreign holiday. We have absolutely no hesitation at all to sincerely welcome the whole family back as they took fantastic care of our two Retrievers and two guinea pigs (Ana-you did a grand job with the guinea pigs!) – all of whom were treated with love, care & respect. Sunny & Oscar were walked twice daily and from the regular pictures and messages received via WhatsApp, the dogs really enjoyed the company of the children and Luka’s working dog Prince. Jelena also took all the dogs in the back of her car, so they could have their favourite river walk – brilliant! Jelena was so informative about the breed and groomed them regularly – the dogs were very pampered! I even got some tips from her with regards to training with a whistle when we got back. Something I shall take forward.Our home was extremely clean and tidy on our return and we were so grateful that we had such a trustworthy person looking after everything for us. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require a verbal reference. Thanks again Jelena – you are great, and it was a pleasure to entrust you with our pets and home. Kind regards. Julia & Dave

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About Jelena

We are a family who enjoy animals and travelling as well as relaxing quietly watching a good film and cuddling our Goldie Prince.

I am a busy mum very fortunate to have flexible and fulfilling jobs working at University with students and marking for awarding bodies.

My husband Marko is a Quality Manager working in Aerospace industry so even though he travels a lot for work, only occasionally gets the chance to join children and me on our breaks.

We are both DRB enhanced checked as we have international students stay in our home, Marko helps with coaching football for disabled children and I work with students.

Luka and Ana are 13 and 11 and are always willing to embrace new friends (four-legged, two-legged, with fins, fur or feathers).

Our handsome Golden Retriever often gets called 'perfect Prince' as he is incredibly calm and very easily fits in anywhere conquering eve......

We are a family who enjoy animals and travelling as well as relaxing quietly watching a good film and cuddling our Goldie Prince.

I am a busy mum very fortunate to have flexible and fulfilling jobs working at University with students and marking for awarding bodies.

My husband Marko is a Quality Manager working in Aerospace industry so even though he travels a lot for work, only occasionally gets the chance to join children and me on our breaks.

We are both DRB enhanced checked as we have international students stay in our home, Marko helps with coaching football for disabled children and I work with students.

Luka and Ana are 13 and 11 and are always willing to embrace new friends (four-legged, two-legged, with fins, fur or feathers).

Our handsome Golden Retriever often gets called 'perfect Prince' as he is incredibly calm and very easily fits in anywhere conquering even the most resilient humans or animals with his soothing poise and presence. He is a working Assistance dog so he is very well trained and behaved, with a cheeky and playful side when off duty. In the completed housesits this year, he very easily fitted with all the other dogs and enjoyed the experiences as much as we did.

Why I want to house sit

Experiencing a new place through staying at someone's house is much more suited to us than a package holiday as I am quite homely and so a home environment is more appealing to me than hotels. I prefer getting to know the place from a local home and meeting local people to ask for recommendations and explore.

Our kids and assistance dog are used to treating homes we visit as their own: with the same respect, but with the bonus of added adventure factor because they get to stay somewhere new to them.

Having looked after friends' homes and pets, we are excited to expand our experience and venture further to enjoy new places and creatures while maintaining your home and caring for your pet as it was our own.

My experience

I have looked after my local friends' homes and their pets many times, and have the keys for emergencies from a few neighbours who trust me to keep an eye out on their houses whenever they are away. Recently I joined a friend on a house sit in Hampshire and looked after a gorgeous lab Sam for a few days; we also looked after Basil for few days in May. In my younger days, I used to be an au-pair so am mindful of the wishes of the home and pet owners and treat them as my own. I am also very tidy (my husband says too much) and organised and can easily adapt to new environments and animals.